We’re thrilled to announce our next big hire: Greg Kumparak — former Mobile Editor at TechCrunch — is joining PandoDaily.
Greg will be joining the Pando team as our editor in charge of incubators and accelerators. Groups like YCombinator, BetaWorks, and TechStars are churning out hundreds of companies a year and Greg will go to every demo day, drilling down into the products and writing about the best ones. He’ll make sense of the whole incubator landscape for entrepreneurs considering whether to go down that path. And he’ll write signature product pieces, like this one which got a staggering 79,000 likes. Who knew the counter could even go that high?
Greg and I didn’t work together very closely at TechCrunch because the CrunchGear guys were somewhat siloed from the rest of the blog. But I always loved his work and his work ethic– with the latter being particularly in evidence at Disrupt events. Last fall, Greg was a natural choice to join the reporting team for Disrupt China, given his expertise in mobile and what an important story that is in China The more I read his work, the more impressed I was. Particularly because he does something well that I struggle with: writing about product in a smart, clear way.
Greg takes a hugely important place in our line-up and gets Pando a giant leap closer towards our goal of being the site of record for the startup ecosystem. He starts February 15th. Welcome, Greg, we’re thrilled to have you!
No slights intended (just respectful disagreement), but I hope I speak for the silent majority when I cast a vote against AT as the next import.
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Like[...] this whole Address Book uploading fiasco blew up right in the middle of my post-TechCrunch time off, I figured things would have mostly blown over by the time I returned to my desk. Seems [...]
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Like[...] post on that site. Greg Kumparak’s departure was treated similarly but hopefully his ‘welcome to Pando‘ post made clear how brilliant we all know his work to [...]
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Like[...] first-ever PandoMonthly event, but Greg Kumparak, a TC writer who covered mobile and gadgets, has left the tech pub to move to PandoDaily and work with editor and founder, Sarah Lacy. Mr. Kumparak will be in charge [...]
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LikeGreat move, Greg. I'm looking forward to reading you here!
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LikeCongratulations, Greg! Sounds like an amazing new opportunity. Would for you to come see the Healthbox Accelerator Demo Day in Chicago! There is tons of amazing stuff going on in this neck of the woods and we would love to hear your feedback.
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LikeWould love*
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LikeThanks for the kind words everyone! I'm really, really excited to start. See you next week!
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LikeOK.. I'm still waiting for Jason K. and Alexia T.! Then we can rename this PandoCrunch or TechDaily! hehehe...
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Likebest Pandovatar yet!
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LikeCongrats Greg... couldn't have happened sooner.... #Meatbus coverage has been seriously lacking on PandoDaily up to this point
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LikeSo when's Mike going to sell PandoDaily [to AOL]?
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LikeThis time, he can't. Thankfully.
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LikeAOL, already owns part of the site... remember why Mike left crunchfund that invested in pandodaily... lol.. small world
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LikeGreat meeting last night, Greg. I look forward to reading (more of) your work. Thanks, Sarah, for assembling such a great team.
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LikeWhen are you hiring Alexia?
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LikeOkay, this is a welcome news. Good move, Greg. Now, I'm only waiting for John Biggs and Dave Coldewey to come over before I stop visiting TC altogether. If Alexia comes, then maybe that will be a plus. To be honest, she picked up the slack when Paul left.
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LikeLoving your blog more and more every day, Sarah! Congratulations to Greg. Can we get Alexia now, pleeeeease?????
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Like[...] Greg Kumparak Is Joining PandoDaily! [...]
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LikeCongrats Greg!!
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Likeawesome!
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LikeNot being disrespectful for the other great writers in Techcrunch, but if Alexia joins PandoDaily it's bye bye Techcrunch and Hello Pando! (Erick Schonfeld not included) ;) PS - I already left uncrunched as soon as Sarah created Pando and Mike started contributing
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LikeInteresting field to write about. I'm looking forward to learning more about it!
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Like[...] to hear what Arrington had to say. Oh, and Mrs. Lacy offered us all a pretty good surprise with an announcement of a brand new staff writer: former mobile editor of TechCrunch, Greg Kumparak–Mr. Kumparak will be in charge of [...]
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LikeTechCrunch is going from Madison Ave to Kmart in a hurry. Losing more street cred than Martin Lawrence after Big Momma's House.
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LikeThat really made me laugh!
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Like[...] Lacy reports that Kamparak will officially start at PandoDaily next Wednesday. In the meantime you can follow Greg on Twitter here and of course check out Pandodaily here. [...]
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Like[...] Lacy reports that Kamparak will officially start at PandoDaily next Wednesday. In the meantime you can follow Greg on Twitter here and of course check out Pandodaily here. [...]
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LikeOK Alexia, you're next...come on down! (I like her sass)
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Likennoppe!...
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LikePlease dont.
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LikeNow all you need is Jason, and all the TC greats will be here. #HowTCGetsItsGrooveBack
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LikeGreat hire. Greg rocks.
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LikeI knew it!
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LikeKinda expected this after Greg said he was leaving TC.
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LikeSeconded, I started a mental countdown after his exit tweet.
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LikeMax, when will you be leaving TC? You're the only reason I visit.
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Likehahahhahah Max already left.
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LikeYou must have a template for these posts now! "We’re thrilled to announce our next big hire... #insert name# formally #job title# at Techcrunch..."
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LikeSeems like a big bunch of TC people I met at China Disrupt have left - Sarah, Greg, Heather ... who's next? Plus it means the likelihood of a similar event in China seems much more unlikely :o
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LikeAs long as they dont bring the douchebag who talks about living in hotels...
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LikeToo late.
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